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Publication Name World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Manuscript ID 2499
Country/Territory Greece
Received
2013-02-25 16:58
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2013-02-27 09:53
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2013-04-03 09:17
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2013-05-24 12:46
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2013-06-18 10:45
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2013-06-19 00:24
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2013-07-12 12:29
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2013-07-16 14:00
ISSN 1948-5190 (online)
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Publisher Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA
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Category Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type Editorial
Article Title Endoscopic treatments for chronic radiation proctitis
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List George Karamanolis, Panagiota Psatha and Konstantinos Triantafyllou
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Corresponding Author Dr. Konstantinos Triantafyllou, Hepatogastroenterology Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine and Research Institute, “Attikon” University General Hospital, Rimini 1, Haidari, 12462 Athens, Greece. ktriant@med.uoa.gr
Key Words Radiation proctitis; Endoscopic treatment; Argon plasma coagulation; Formalin application; Cryoablation; Radiofrequency ablation
Core Tip Chronic radiation proctitis presents with rectal bleeding, pain, diarrhea, tenesmus and passage of mucus. Among other therapeutic options, endoscopic therapy with argon plasma coagulation (APC) is a safe and highly effective in patients with rectal bleeding associated with radiation proctitis. Although best results are achieved in patients with mild to moderate lesions, APC therapy reduces the rate of bleeding and blood transfusion requirements and its effect last for long. In patients with severe or refractory radiation proctitis intra rectal formalin application,radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation have shown efficacy in a limited number of patients.
Publish Date 2013-07-16 14:00
Citation Karamanolis G, Psatha P, Triantafyllou K. Endoscopic treatments for chronic radiation proctitis. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2013; 5(7): 308-312
URL http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v5/i7/308.htm
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v5.i7.308
Full Article (PDF) WJGE-5-308.pdf
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